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Plate Tectonics

Subject : science
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  • Answer 24 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats






2. Stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object






3. A fault in which the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall






4. The central part of the Earth below the mantle






5. A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid - outermost part of the mantle






6. The theory that earth is divided into plates that move around






7. Opposing forces cause rock to break and move horizontally






8. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies






9. The solid - outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle






10. NOT a type of tectonic plate boundary






11. Stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object






12. The bending of rock layers due to stress






13. Mountains that form when magma erupts onto Earth's surface.






14. The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass - broke up - and drifted to their present locations






15. When rock layers are squeezed together and pushed upward.






16. The strong - lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core






17. A fault in which the hanging wall moves up relative to the foot wall






18. A break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another






19. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other






20. The layer of rock between the earth's crust and core






21. Form when tension causes large blocks of rock to drop down in relation to other rocks. Tilting of rock layers can occur as tension pulls the rock layers apart.






22. The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle






23. The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally






24. The boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates